The only answer that is correct here is A. Connor's
reaction to protests was very violent while that of Pritchett was much more restrained
and therefore more effective.
Bull Connor's reaction to
protests in Birmingham, Alabama was violent. For example had his police officers allow
their dogs to attack black protestors who were doing nothing that was at all violent.
By contrast, Pritchett's handling of protests in Albany was restrained. He simply had
protestors arrested and made sure that they were treated
well.
The nonviolent approach that Pritchett took was much
more effective. This is because it did not make the police and the white community look
bad the way Connor's tactics did. This made it much harder for protestors to gain
support in Albany than in Birmingham. If all police leaders had acted like Pritchett,
the movement would have had a much harder time gaining white
sympathy.
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